Career
Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, she appeared in many British films, including the comedy and the Hammer Horror film. In 1958 she appeared with the Jamaican actor Lloyd Reckord in the Ted Willis play Hot Summer Night, a production which was later adapted for the Armchair Theatre series in 1959. She continued to appear on British television until 1990.
She played Tony Hancock"s French girlfriend in two series of Hancock"s Half Hour (1955-1956) radio series.
In the early years of the long-running British Broadcasting Corporation radio comedy, Just a Minute she was a regular panellist. Along with Sheila Hancock, she was one of the most regular female contestants, appearing in fifty-four episodes between 1967 and 1976.
In 1972, she chaired an episode. She also appeared in several episodes of the Benny Hill Show.